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CHINA CENTRAL BANK.

GOOD BUSINESS IN

HANKOW.

AND

CORONER

SPIRITUALISTS.

"TIME THESE PEOPLE WERE PROSECUTED.”

* MESSAGE *** FROM YOUTH AFTER SUICIDE.

HANKOW, Nov. 10th... According to what has been an- nounced by the Chinese side, the Central Bank of China (which was

LONDON, October 25th. opened here on the first of this month) is doing fairly good busi- "Strong comments on spiritualismi ness, although outsiders have yet were made by the Deputy Coroner to learn whether the capital of 20,000,000 yuan has yet been fully (Mr. E. Bolton) at the resumed in paid up, or to what extent it is quest at Birtley, Co. Durham, last enjoying public confidence. a short-term loan of 20,000,000 aged 18, of Birtley, whose decapitat The promoters of the bank issued night, on Thomas William Kennair, yuan for the capital of the banked body was found on the railway. some time ago. The Chinese At a previous bearing it was Bankers Club in Shanghai hought

stated that he had been attending 3,000,000 yuan, the Chinese Weavers' Association 2,000,000 and spiritualist meetings, at which s different departments .in the mediam had prophesied that s Finance Office, the Nanking Goyouth of it was going to meet with ernment, --4,000,000, but #till

loans as paid.

8,000,000 was short. The 8,000,000 a terrible accident... yuan lacking will be transferred to Eliza Miles, a widow, stated that the capital in the shape of public she had attended spiritualist mest lugs, and had discussed them with Kennair, who said they sent "shivers up his spine." She advis ed him to discontinue attendance.

The bank is said to have issued its own currency notes with 80 per cent of silver reserve and 40 per cent. of guarantee. Foreign banks are accepting these notes, indicat- ing the Chinese declare, that the bank is enjoying general con fidence. -Onko. Mainichi,

IMPORTED RICE AND

SUGAR.

EXEMPTION FROM DUTY.

The Kwangtung Government, on the recommendation of Mr. Ma Chiu Teun, Hend of the Reconstrue-

Robert Kennair, the dead man's brother, produced a letter which his mother received.

After reading it the Coroner ad- vised him to tell his mother not to concern herself about it.

"It is ridiculous, be added. "Someone apparently has been pós- ing as a medium and trying to make out that she had received a messago from the youth to his mother. 1 people like to believe to do so, but they should not pester auch nonsense they are at liberty other people."

Fortune tellers are prosecuted;" tion Department, has granted he said, but these sort of people public petition requesting exemp are not. It is about time they were.. tion from daty on rice and sugar How anybody in their right senses imported from Siam, Anaam, and can try and forecast what is going other places.

to happen under the cloak of re ligion I don't know."

The Government has given in structions to the Commissioner of Customs that no duty shall be ried on such goods within the period of eight months and until further notice. This step has been taken as a measure to relieve suffer- ing from the drought.

Although crops have failed in many districts of Kwangtung, the arrival of shipments of rice from Wohu has relieved the situation. One shipment two days ago cun- sisted of 25,200 bags. About 100,000. bags have reached Hong Kong from Annam and Siam. Rice quotations at Wuhu have lightly fallen. "Taing Mau," "Green Lion," and **Three Marks "' cheaper per picul. Siam white rice is steady. White long rice has been largely bought by Shantung mer chants and is 50 cents dearer.

are 15 -cents

A verdict of suicide while of un- sound mind was returned.

A representative of the local Spiritualist Society asked permis sion to say a word in defence of spiritualism.

The Deputy Coroner No, there has been enough.

The Representative--I thank you, but I don't think much of your justice to our Church.

The Deputy Coroner-1 don't think much of your meetings.."

The Representative That is be cause you do nos understand them

'NATIONAL' EXPENDITURE

ON DRINK.

Japanese merchants continue buy- MR: GRAHAM AND " À GREAT

ing Siam powdered rice, and even inferior broken rice, and are pay-

ing 40 or 50 cents more per picul.

BURDEN."!

THE LM.S. AND G.W.R.

TWO RAILWAY COMPANIES CO-OPERATE.

SCHEME TO BEAT THEIR "ROAD· RIVALS,

The London Daily Express of October and states that far reach ing developments affecting the whole railway position of Britain, are under "consideration by the the Great Western Railway Com- London Midland and Scottish and panies.

discussed for a close working agree-

Suggestions have been made and

ment between these two under. takings of the Big Four "

What is contemplated, in effect, is a morging of interests wherever the two systems are in rivalry throughout the belt of railway country in the west midlands and

in north and south Wales

The object is to save costs and speed up services, thus enabling the companies to compete more successfully with the road transport undertakings.

Where The New Plan Will Work. - The vital points of contact 'be- tween the LMS, and the Great Western" are:-Birkenhead, Ches- ter, Crewa Shrewsbury,__ Wolveri hampton, Birmingham, Hereford; Gloucester, Bristol and Swanser.

At the moment the new plans are being kept a profound secret. The negotiations are entirely behind the scenes, and probably only Sir Josiah Stamp, the president of the London Midland and Scottish, and Sir. Felix Pote, the general man- ager of the Great Western, know the, full scope of the arrangement and whether it can be carried through.

with goods traffe. The objects are So far the scheme deal chiefly

to save operating costs; to increase and consequently wherever possible the efficiency and speed of services,

to lower rates.

If those ends can be attained, it is contended that an immense. to and from the west midlands and amount of profitable goods carriage. the Bristol Channel and Severn basin may be recovered, from the road". transport contractors

Interesting ideas have been put, forward. One of them Concerna Birmingham as the most important point of contact between the two railways. It is suggested that the gooda depots of the companies at Birmingham should be combined- that one depot should be used for incoming goods traffic only, and the other for outward traffic.

The contention of the experts Je that an arrangement such as that would revolutionise the goods traf fio of the midland capital. Similar alterations would be carried out with regard to Wolverhampton, Bristol, Gloucester, and heavy distribution centres.

other

A reorganisation of passenger

operation costs, and at the same tíma give better services against road passenger vehicles,

would naturally follow. Each Tadway would, of course, keep its separate identity.

It is reported that three. more A PLEA FOR " PUSSYFOOT traffic to cut down wastage in shipments of rice are on the way from Annam to Hong Kong, and five

An address or temperance and its shipments from other points are ex-bearing on social and industrial pected this week-end-

problems was delivered by Mr. William Graham, M.P., at a lun- chean given by the National Com- mercial Temperance League at the Cannon-street Hotel. Mr. George Mitchell presided.

TOLL OF MATERNAL MORTALITY.

NEW LINE OF INVESTIGA TION ADOPTED.

MEDICAL PROFESSION TO

CO.OPERATE. --

LONDON, October 25th A special inquiry form has been drawn up. by the Committee an Maternal Mortality, in accordance with the directions of the Minister of Health for the investigation of maternal deaths.

Forms are being sent out in arder to obtain the experience of medical practitioners, and all information supplied will be regarded as strictly confidential.

The form will be available only to the Medical Officer of Health and to the Ministry of Health for public health and scientific pur- poses.

Mr. Graham said that at the moment we were spending, 10 years after the Armistice, £300,000,000 every year on intoxicants, and at least £250,000,000 on various forms of gambling, so that there was from £850,000,000 to £600,000,000 out of a total income of £4,000,000,000

which we were spending on par poses which no one would describe as productive or remunerative. He recognized that there would be face the matter fairly and impar differences of opinion, but let them tially, and they were bound to agree that, having regard to the changes brought about by the War, we could not go on with such ex penditure. "It was true that a re- venue of £140,000,000 to £150,000,000 year was derived from taxation the sale of intoxicants and to the tune of £2,000,000 or £3,000,000 a year from betting bat the simple fact remained that the expenditure was a great burden. We were con-

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"Something In The Wind." "Every one in a senior position in the railway services," said "an executive official of ons of the com panies, knows that something is in the wind How much has bean decided has yet to be seen. We, recognise the friendly relations between the two companies in a variety of ways.

"What is being devised and talk- ed about is simply the principle of rationalisation applied to the rail- way companies. The present con- dition of affairs cannot be permit ted to continue for long.

"It may be that the day when there are two railway groups only. one taking the main traffic to the west of a line drawn roughly from north to south, and the other the main traffic to the east--is not far distant. There would naturally then be overlapping at a dumber of strategic points, but the main areas to the west and the east-- would remain,"

The medical officer concerned is to be responsible for the inquiry: fronted by a great advance in world WILLIAM FOX though it is suggested that it might competition, we were shouldering be desirable in certain cireum- stances to invite the local division the bulk of the load following the War, and for a variety reasons of the British Medical Association

to nominate one or more practition recovery might be a difficult and

ers whose services could be request ed as and when necessary,

In debt alone the European War painful process."

cost. Great Britain at least £10,000,000,000. We raised a part of that by taxation during the strife, but we passed on a large part in deadweight debt to succeeding generations:

No Spirit Of Oriticism, The inquiry," Sir George New man writes, "should always be car- ried out with the co-operation of the medical practitioner in atten-

Re-direction of even half that ex- dance on the case," while insistence penditure of £550,000,000 would is laid on the importance of observ have an appreciable effect on the ing the rules of professional cour burden. It would make it easier teey in letter and in spirit. to raise money because of the Much of the information asked growth of savings and other ae- In America savings far," it is stated in an explanatory cumulations.

will be available already had climbed up in a most extra- note, from various sources, and the re ordinary way, and had played their. mainder will usually be obtained part in the reduction of taxation at an interview between the general and the adjustment of industry and practitioner and the medical inves commerce to post-War conditions tigator. In making sucht further Great Britain must look to personal inquiries as are necessary, due care efficiency with a view to a new and should be taken to avoid any ap-more successful appeal to the mar pearance of criticism of those con kete of the world. Let them get the cerped in the professional conduct expenditure to which he had refer- of the ease. If it be remembered red vastly reduced if not obliterat how disturbing to the practitioner ed, add they would bring hope is a maternal-death in his practice, where, there was now despair, and will conlisted that the attitude i over a term of years urge forward should be sympathetic rather than to-s-great material and moral critical,"

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